the king

another year
goes by and you
haven't won an oscar,
or an emmy,
no pulitzer
prize is in your
hands.
even the golden
globes
don't call your
name to step
forward and be
honored by
your peers.
no nobel prize,
no grants awarded
by any think
tanks. no bollinger,
or poet laureate
nomination
has come your way.
but you were once
elected king
of the ninth
grade prom,
a glorious moment
in your life,
and they can't
take that
away.